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Increasing Use Of A Tobacco Cessation Quitline In A Rural Prenatal Population, Rachel T. Schleenbaker
Increasing Use Of A Tobacco Cessation Quitline In A Rural Prenatal Population, Rachel T. Schleenbaker
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This paper addresses prenatal smoking rates within in a rural northern Michigan district health department (HD) through a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) quality improvement project. The paper provides a detailed microsystem assessment of the Maternal Infant Health Program (MIHP) at the district HD describing the clinical problem and identifying a practice gap in care of prenatal smokers. The literature review describes the three most effective prenatal smoking cessation interventions: counseling, incentives, and feedback. The literature review also addresses the effectiveness of and barriers to smoking quitlines. The clinical protocol followed the Model for Improvement framework with the completion …